StarCraft News

The first key will go out on Sunday, October 9th at 18 00 CET(Central European Time), the second on Tuesday, October 11th at 18 00 CET, third on Friday, October 14th at 18 00 CET, and finally the last key goes out on Sunday, October 16th at 18 00 CET.

Never mind the fuss over Scrolls/The Elder Scrolls – if you want trademark confusion, look to DOTA.

To recap. There’s the original DOTA, aka Defense of the Ancients, a Warcraft III map. There’s Valve’s Dota 2, which doesn’t actually stand for anything, acting as a direct commercial sequel. Next year, we can expect Blizzard’s official tak...

Not directly Blizzard related, but if you also play games over EA's new Origin service, this might interest you.According to EA's EULA for Origin, they have the right to spy on your PC, which applications are installed, make a profile of this and monitor which websites you visit.

Blizzard currently has no plans to develop a StarCraft MMO, the developer has announced.

Speaking at a press conference at Gamescom today, co-founder Frank Pearce explained that it was currently too busy with its announced projects to contemplate spinning off its hugely successful RTS franchise.

"We definitely feel like all the worlds we create would lend themselves well to multiple genres and multiple forms of media," he said.

Will a StarCraft MMOG arrive after the release of Blizzard's other MMOG, Titan?

ZoomJust as E3 2011 kicked off earlier this morning with Microsoft's pre-show press conference, rumors surrounding a StarCraft-themed MMOG sparked up once again thanks to GameFront. According to an unnamed insider, the MMOG will be separate from the Titan MMOG project already listed on Blizzard's post-Diablo 3 roadmap.

"Given the popularity of the StarCraft universe, the immediate reaction...

Today Blizzard was demostrating some new features about the next part in Starcraft 2 trilogy.But one sneak peak trailer was leaked before the official release from Gt Trailers!This video where ever it goes live it get down for the past few hours!

i got it for you thought to download it and see it.the link its in the Source url ;-)

With the rising popularity (and value) of Bitcoins, authors and map editors can now enter their Bitcoin address in their account settings. Doing so will display your bitcoin address on all your submitted maps and/or tools along with the Bitcoin logo which allows users to send their appreciation in Bitcoins to the map/tool author (as an alternative ...

"I know what you’re thinking. Oh it’s a 3D model of an Immortal from Starcraft II. So what?

IT’S FREAKING PAPER.

I’ve seen and featured some amazing papercraft on our site here before, but nothing that compares to this. All of these figures look completely computer generated, but I promise they’re not. They’re fashioned entirely out of paper by a talented Korean named Constable, and it’s amazing to me that...

In a paper published last week, they theorize that StarCraft incorporates 'information asymmetry,' where the players and spectators each have different pieces of information, which transforms into entertainment. Sometimes spectators know something the players don't; they watch ...

The WCG USA website has officially been re-launched at http://us.wcg.com, and online qualifiers are now open for registration. The online qualifiers start April 25th and run through July 31st, directly qualifying players into the WCG National Finals. Registration for each qualifying tournament is limited, so be sure to register quickly to ensure your spot in the following events:

Mark your calendars, because a few minutes after 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21 one batch of BlizzCon tickets will sell out and a few minutes after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25 another batch of the $175 tickets will sell out.

That's if history is any indication of how things will turn out for sales of tickets to BlizzCon 2011, being held this year on Oct. 21 and 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

There’s also a benefit dinner being held on Oct. 20 at $500 per ticket (BlizzCon admission in...

Interesting article about StarCraft on TV, should it get it's own broadcast time, or is watching it over internet just fine ?

The feeling is so strong that it’s almost palpable. Forums and chat rooms are abuzz and live events are filled with energy . The entire eSports scene is on the brink of something incredible, and StarCraft is leading the charge.

It’s not a directionless charge, though at times it may seem like it. The end goal, and the one undeniable mark of success for eSports ...

Well, it’s official: the next few years are going to be extremely interesting for Blizzard. World of Warcraft is still enjoying its success atop the MMO genre, and StarCraft 2 is still raking in plenty of cash. Blizzard hasn’t made it a secret that they are hard at work on a brand new MMO, codenamed Titan, but with so many high-priority properties on the go, it’s hard to imagine what could be earning so much of the team’s energy. According to a recent interview, Blizzard feels that Titan is t...

...But they're willing to pay, if you're lucky. Today they've announced a new contest that we think is worth checking out.

Grow up on Starcraft? Counting down the minutes to the release of Diablo III, having worn your Diablo II disc down to a mere sheet of plastic? Do you treasure your World of Warcraft subscription above all else (including food and rent)? Well, this little bit of news might just interest you.

As part of Blizzard’s ongoing 20th anniversary extravaganza – catch the mas...

“The leak took place on November 29, and shortly thereafter, Blizzard China’s general manager, Ye Weilun, was said to have been fired, or at least to have resigned. However, the Marbridge Daily reported that some Blizzard sources have suggested that Weilun’s departure was long in the works and was unrelated to any data leak.”-MMOGameSite.com (http://www.next-gen.biz/news/blizzards-five-year-plan-leaked)

Following the leak of a lengthy clip from the last cut scene for StarCraft II: Heart ...

The original Terran campaigns of Starcraft 1 have been imported over to Starcraft 2 by fans on sc2mapster. Here are the features included:

Features

* all 10 original missions + the tutorial * original SC1 units and structures with original stats, including custom models * original SC1 Terran soundtrack * all the dialogue, voice acting & other miscellaneous text from the original campaign * custom classic decals, such as Alpha Squadron, Sons of Korhal etc.

There’s this guy who says that Blizzard’s next massively multiplayer game is “a total ball to play”. He says the game, code-named Titan, is “the type of game that will have a very long life, much like World of Warcraft has”.

This guy is biased. He’s Paul Sams and he works at Blizzard. He’s the chief operating officer of the makers of World of Warcraft. Should we trust this man?

His quotes come from a recent interview with trade site Gamasutra, in which he describes Titan as “the most am...

20 years after founding one of the biggest names in gaming, Blizzard’s co-founders have put together a video in order to thank their fans for making them who they are.

It’s incredible to look back and see how far the gaming industry has come in just the past few years. Looking back, it’s amazing to see just how far some companies have come.It’s a wonder to think that the gaming Goliath that has come to be known as Blizzard was, 20 years ago, just another small company created by two men ...

Your Battle.net account is slowly becoming the commodity that represents you as a Blizzard gamer. Slowly but surely, your Battle.net identity is going to morph more and more into a social profile. World of Warcraft's armory website was the prototype. The new WoW community site takes things one step further. Over time, Battle.net could look like a Blizzard Facebook, as you friend people on the site, communicate in and out of game via a unified mailbox, and share screenshots and information wit...

Twenty years is an eternity in the games industry. Few studios last anywhere near that long before either being consumed within a publishing company, or closing down entirely. Formed this week in February 1991, Blizzard Entertainment (then known as Silicon & Synapse), has not only survived, it has become one of the most powerful names in the industry, its name forged with Activision's to form the industry's largest publisher.

According to Blizzard, two new games will be released in 2012 if nothing gets released in 2011. So basically we have a "It'll be released when it's done" here.

During an investors conference call today, Blizzard president Mike Morhaime revealed the news that we won't be seeing any of the company's games this year. It's also hesitant to announce any release date for Diablo III because it doesn't want to rush the game and risk its quality.